Dust-proof and moth-proof wardrobe



1. ROCKETT. l

DUST PROOF AND MOTH PROOF WARDROBE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23, 1917.

1,335,920. Patented Apr. 6, 1920.

JAMES ROCKETT, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

DUST-PROOF AND MOTH-PROOF WARDROBE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 6, 1920.

Application filed February 23, 1917. Serial No. 150,313.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JAMES ROCKETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Dust-Proof and Moth-Proof Wardrobes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompany-A ing drawings.

This invention relates generally to wardrobes or cabinets, and has for its object to provide a wardrobe or cabinet which shall be dust proof and air tight and consequently moth proof, thereby providing a safe and convenient place for the home storage of furs, clothes, hats, blankets and similar articles, and completel eliminating the use of moth balls, cedar bags and the more eX- pensive method of cold storage with all its attendant drawbacks.

With these objects in view the invention resides in the special features of construction and the novel manner of combining them, all of which will be fully set forth as the description proceeds and pointed out speciicially in the appended claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification Figure 1 is a perspective kview of a wardrobe or cabinet constructed in accordance with and embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail in perspective and section showingone corner of the wardrobe opening.

Fig. 3 is a detail view showing part of front and door and hinge connecting the same.

'Fig. 4 is a detail view showing part of front and door and latch for fastening the same.

Fig. 5 is a detail section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3 and Fig. 6 is a detail section on the line 6--6 of Fig. 4.

In constructing an airtight dust proof and moth proof wardrobe or cabinet according to my inventive idea, I build a wooden cabinet A comprising a top, bottom, sides, back and front each made froma single piece of laminated board, embracing any desired number of layers. The joints are all initered as shown at B, and the eX- teriors of these joints are protected by rabbeted strips C of wood, glued and pressed into close contact with the edges of the cabinet, and the corners are protected by metal trimmings D thus providing an exceedingly strong and durable wardrobe or cabinet and for convenience I prefer to place casters or slides so the device can be shifted with ease.

As before stated the front is made from a single piece of laminated board and in this front is cut the door opening E which is made suiiiciently large to permit the easy introduction of the garments which are preferably placed on hangers and suspended within the wardrobe inl any suitable manner. It will be noted that the door opening is made some distance above the bottom of the wardrobe in order to prevent easy access of dirt from the floor.

The corners of the door opening are rounded at E and the edges of this opening are beveled from the inside outwardly as shown at E2.

` The door F is made from a single piece of laminated board of exactly the same thickf ness as the front of wardrobe, and is of exactly the same size and shape as the opening'E, that is, it is made with round corners F and the edges F2 are beveled to correspond with the bevel E2 of the opening. Thus when the dor is closed it fits exactly into the opening lin the front of wardrobe and its outer face is flush with the outer face of wardrobe.

A thin strip of molding G is attached to th outer face of the door entirely around its edge and overlaps suiciently to protect the joint between the edges of the door and the door opening.

For the purpose of making a perfectly tight joint on the inside, I employ a single piece rubber tubing H, held at the extreme inner edge of the door opening by means of a peculiar shaped molding I having a straight portion I for attachment to the inner face of the wardrobe, and a curved portion I2 to receive and hold the rubber tubing, this molding I being curved at the corners so as to hold the curved portion of the rubber tube in contact with the curved edge of the door opening.

The rubbertube thus held will be engaged by the door all around the edges when said door is closed and this contact will cause the tube to be attened so as to tightly seal the joint upon the interior.

Hinges K are employed to connect the door to the front face of Wardrobe and 1t will be noted that the leaf connected to the door is curved or upset as shown at K in order to overlap the molding G as to cut this molding would slightly impair its eiliciency.

The door is secured by pivoted latches L carried bythe door, and which engage keepersM-attached to the wardrobe in proper position for engagement by' the latch and these keepers are made with a taper so that as the latch is forced down into engagement the door will be forced into` close contact withthe edges of the opening and with the elastic packing in the form of the tube.

Any desired number of latches may be employed in order to completely fasten the door when closed.

A Wardrobe constructed asshown and described has been found to be dust proof, air tight and consequently moth proof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is l. As a new article of -manufacture, a wardrobe having an opening in the front thereof,- a door hinged to said wardrobe and adapted to fit snugly intosaid opening, a molding strip attached to the interior of the wardrobe at the edges of the opening therein, said molding strip having agrooved portion projecting beyond the edges Yof said opening, and an elastic cushion positioned in the grooved portion of said molding strip, said,` elastic cushion being engaged by the inner face of the door when said door is moved into the opening to close the same.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a Wardrobe having an opening therein the edges of said opening being beveled and the corners thereof rounded, a door having beveled edges and rounded corners and adapted to fit said opening, a continuous elastic tube arranged at the inner edge of said opening, means connected to the wardrobe at the edge of the opening for holding said tube at such inner edge, the inner portion of the door being adapted to Contact with said tube when fitted into the opening.

3. As a new article ofy manufacture, a wardrobe having an opening in its face, the corners of said opening being rounded and its edges beveled, a door having beveled edges and rounded corners and adapted to t into said opening, a grooved molding se'- cured upon the interior of said wardrobe and extending around the inner edges of said opening, an elastic tube held in said molding and adapted to be engaged by said door when tted into said opening.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a wardrobe having an opening in its face, the edges of said opening being beveled and the corners thereof rounded, a grooved molding secured at the inner edge of said opening and extending around the same, an elastic-V tube held by said molding at the inner edge of said opening, avdodr having rounded corners and beveled edges and adapted to fit into said opening and a molding strip secured to the outer face of said door and overlapping the outer edges thereof, said molding strip being rounded at the corners.

In testimony whereof I hereunto ailix my signature.

JAMES ROCKETT. 

